In the Matter of Certain Plastic Molding Machines With Control Systems Having Programmable Operator Interfaces Incorporating General Purpose Computers, and Components Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination Not to Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation on the Basis of a Settlement Agreement

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. International Trade Commission [Inv. No. 337-TA-438] AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (“ALJ's”) initial determination (“ID”) granting a joint motion to terminate the above-captioned investigation on the basis of a settlement agreement. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Peter L. Sultan, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-3094. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation on October 13, 2000, based on a complaint filed by Milacron Inc. (“Milacron”) alleging that respondents UBE Industries, Ltd. and UBE Machinery Inc. (collectively “UBE”) violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 , by importing, selling for importation, or selling within the United States after importation certain plastic molding machines with control systems having programmable operator interfaces incorporating general purpose computers, and components thereof, that infringe certain claims of Milacron's U.S. Letters Patent 5,062,052, as amended by Reexamination Certificate B1 5,062,052. On November 6, 2000, Milacron and UBE entered into a settlement agreement, which included an agreement to file a joint motion to terminate the investigation. On November 13, 2000, Milacron and UBE filed the …